Section 1 SC/ST Act: Short title, extent and commencement

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Section 1 SC/ST Act at a Glance

Section 1 SC/ST Act states the Act's short title, extends the Act to the whole of India, and empowers the Central Government to notify the commencement date. By Official Gazette notification, the Act came into force on 30 January 1990.

Section 1 SC/ST Act Bare Act Text

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

(2) It extends to the whole of India ***.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Amendments to this section
  • The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Sch V (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
  • 30th January, 1990, vide Notifn. No. S.O. 106(E), dated 29th January, 1990, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

Section 1 SC/ST Act in Simple Words

Section 1 SC/ST Act sets out the official name, territorial reach, and commencement rule of the Act. Under Section 1(1) SC/ST Act, the short title of the law is the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Under Section 1(2) SC/ST Act, the Act extends to the whole of India. An amendment by Act 34 of 2019, with effect from 31 October 2019, omitted the words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" from Section 1 SC/ST Act.

Under Section 1(3) SC/ST Act, the Act comes into force on the date that the Central Government appoints by notification in the Official Gazette (the government's official publication for legal notices). Through Notification No. S.O. 106(E), dated 29 January 1990, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), the Act came into force on 30 January 1990.

FAQs on Section 1 SC/ST Act

What is Section 1 SC/ST Act?▼

Section 1 SC/ST Act sets out the short title, territorial reach across the whole of India, and commencement rule of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Under Section 1 SC/ST Act, the law extends to the whole of India and came into force on 30 January 1990 by Official Gazette notification.

Does Section 1 SC/ST Act apply to Jammu and Kashmir?▼

Yes. Under Section 1(2) SC/ST Act, the Act extends to the whole of India. Act 34 of 2019 omitted the words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" with effect from 31 October 2019.

When did the SC/ST Act come into force under Section 1(3)?▼

30 January 1990. Section 1(3) SC/ST Act empowers the Central Government to appoint the commencement date by notification in the Official Gazette. That date was appointed through Notification No. S.O. 106(E), dated 29 January 1990.

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Sources: Bare Act Text, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ·